shout

Meaning

Noun

1. A loud burst of voice or voices; a violent and sudden outcry, especially that of a multitude expressing joy, triumph, exultation, anger, or great effort.
2. (Australia, New-Zealand, UK, slang) A round of drinks in a pub; the turn to pay the shot or scot; an act of paying for a round of drinks.
3. (Australia, UK, slang) A call-out for an emergency services team.
4. (informal) A greeting, name-check or other mention, for example on a radio or TV program.
5. (informal) A suggestion; an idea.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To utter a sudden and loud cry, as in joy, triumph, exultation or anger, or to attract attention, to animate others, etc.
2. (transitive) To utter with a shout; to cry; to shout out
3. (figuratively, intransitive) To forcefully attract attention or proclaim one’s presence.
4. (Australia, New-Zealand, slang) To pay for food, drink or entertainment for others.
5. (Internet) To post a text message (for example, email) in upper case, regarded as the electronic messaging equivalent of oral shouting.
6. (obsolete, transitive) To treat with shouts or clamor.

Synonyms

yell

cry

😢

scream

😱

cry out

call

roar

bawl

call out

bellow

holler

outcry

howl

clamour

exclaim

make noise

bark

yelp

clamor

shriek

vociferate

squall

summon

noise

whoop

raise one’s voice

thunder

🌩️

halloo

shout out

hollo

vociferation

yelling

trumpet

🎺

blare

cheer

sound

🔉

squeal

uproar

shout to

bray

sing

yip

talk loudly

exclamation

❗

curse

bluster

croak

clapperclaw

threaten

hail

blackguard

Translations

crier

schreien

gritar

gridare

cri

😢

rufen

schreeuwen

grido

😢

gritar

Schrei

roepen

😢

brüllen

hurler

grito

😢

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʃaʊt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: shouten

Cognate with Middle English: shooten

Cognate with Old Norse: skúti

Inherited from Middle English: shout

Cognate with Dutch: schuit

In summary

From Middle English shouten. Further origin uncertain. Possibly related to Middle English shooten (“to shoot (out)”) or from or akin to Old Norse skúta (“to chide, scold”), Old Norse skúti, skúta (“a taunt”). See also the second, rare sense of the verb scout (“to reject with contempt”).